Reviews for Moldova: A Country Study Guide

The average rating for Moldova: A Country Study Guide based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-12-02 00:00:00 Roman Acosta I have a nice, leather bound edition of this book that has survived being handled by four homeschooled kids. Even though it is written at about a fourth grade level, I'll always keep it on my history bookshelf because Hillyer has a wonderful grasp of the big picture of world history and is able to streamline the telling in clear, understandable language. He uses some child friendly analogies and writes in a conversational tone. I still reach for the book when I want to grasp the main idea of a period in history. As an example, I am embarking on a study of WWII with my teen daughter and we needed to do a quick review of WWI before we dived into the subject. We read Hillyer's chapter on WWI and it summed up the situation perfectly, fixing the main players and conflicts firmly in mind. The only chapter I disregard is the first one, which is really pre-history and does not fit my worldview. The book was written in 1924 and has undergone several revisions. There are many newer reprints available and I highly recommend it as a history resource for homeschoolers.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-11-13 00:00:00 Kevin Murphy Update 11/09/08 I finished this book some time ago and I still love it, though I'll need to re-read it so I can remember things. As with any overview, the book decribes many events, and moves rather quickly, so by the time you finish one section, you're already 500 years later. I recommend taking notes while reading along, and I think it would make a great read aloud for homeschoolers . I bought the first version of this book (I think 1911) on line and I LOVE IT. It is a great read. I wanted to have it as a sort of spine book for the kids history. It starts out w/evolution stuff, so we skip through that, but Hillyer gives a very entertaining, story like explanation of events, from the beginning to World War I or so. He gives little interesting tidbits about things, like how we got to call boarding houses and the expression 'room and board' (It came from the days of chivalry, when lords would eat in their castles, on large tables made of long boards hoisted up on supports; then they would take the boards down).. Now I never knew that! This book is loaded w/little facts like that. I never paid attention in history class in elementary school; history was presented in text books, dry as dust and it was so b-o-r-i-n-g. This book is just the opposite. I only wish the nuns at catholic schools used this book. I might have remembered something! I highly recommend this book for all of you who day dreamed during history class and feel ignorant of past events. It gives a great overview. This is a fun read and enlightening.